We also met with Jason Allen, Cash. I was just going to report the Winston thing. I sure as hell hope we aren't considering cutting Stewart just to save some money (Stewart is scheduled to make $6m this year, while Winston reportedly wants around $3)

I'm definitely feeling this Canadian movement by possibly bringing in Idonije, along with Sewell and Charles. That's a recipe for success if you ask me.

Same here, I really like both of them as players and hopefully we can sign Idonije as well.

In reality, I think both our signings are probably headed to the practice squad for this season, DT is pretty deep unless Charles can show that he can play some DE or if Klug is moved to DE on a permanent basis.

Sewell could make the 53 man roster @ OT if he shows good enough but we'll see how it plays out.

What do you guys think about the Nate Washington situation. Will we play him out this season and then cut him or just trade/cut him now?

Kinda torn on this. I still like him as a player. No idea how it looks cap wise. Seems like his future is short here regardless, seems like they may still try to shop him for a pick next year. Maybe you wait till after camp and preseason to check rosters to see if he could be coveted by some team who has had injuries or whatever. I'd lean towards keeping him this year I guess, if we cant get anything for him or dont save much usefull cap space.

Kinda torn on this. I still like him as a player. No idea how it looks cap wise. Seems like his future is short here regardless, seems like they may still try to shop him for a pick next year. Maybe you wait till after camp and preseason to check rosters to see if he could be coveted by some team who has had injuries or whatever. I'd lean towards keeping him this year I guess, if we cant get anything for him or dont save much usefull cap space.

Kind of what I'm thinking. The best scenario may be to keep him until camp and then see if anyone gets injuries that needs a vet. He proabably won't fetch much, but maybe a 6th

So my favorite fullback in the draft, Ben Bartholomew, signed with the Patriots.

I actually saw him at the bar I was at last night and contemplated telling him he was the #1 fullback on my draft board. But I thought he would just think I was being a smart-ass.

I also think I saw the DC poster Hawk there, but I didn't say anything because I didn't want it to not be him and judge me on the fact that I was trying to speak with an Internet friend.

But that's neither here nor there.

Oh god, CMD is a full blown autist in real life.

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I heard that Sylvester Stallone wrote The Expendables with The Alex in mind. He had to keep it realistic though and split The Alex's abilities into multiple characters. Stallone thought that critics would pan it for being too far-fetched if he just had one character effing everyone up.

What do you guys think about the Nate Washington situation. Will we play him out this season and then cut him or just trade/cut him now?

I'd prefer to keep him. Still a starting caliber WR, and we need to win this season. Britt is injury prone and one arrest away from suspension. Wright caught a lot of balls last year, but he's still unproven and may be best in the slot. Hunter will be a rookie. I think having a good, veteran WR is a must. Perhaps they think Kevin Walter can replace him, but Hands is definitely better. Hawkins, Williams, and Mariani aren't more than 4th WR's, and ST's may decide if they stay on the roster.

We need 4 WR sets because we don't have great options at TE. Stevens isn't dynamic or explosive. Walker is a swiss army knife, but may not be a consistently starting caliber TE. Thompson was a DE two years ago.

If we can get a 5th, then go for it. We drafted Hunter and signed Walker, so we have a 3rd and 4th WR. But if we have to cut a WR, then cut Hawkins.

If we are cutting a WR this year I think I'd prefer it be Hawkins. I also love Mariani, but after his injury and with Reynaud on board its hard to see a place for him. Nate is better and brings more vet experience. If Hunter/Wright work out and we decided to move forward with those 2 then we can cut Nate next offseason.

Hawks pretty much guaranteed not to make the team unless something big happens between now and training camp. I'm not sure what the ramifications would be of us trading/cutting Washington now as opposed to after June 1st.

In the end I assume we keep 7 WRs, and I see those being (in order): Britt, Wright, Hunter, Williams, Walters, Preston, Mariani.

So there are some interesting nuggets in this. I'm just gonna copy and paste it. Credit goes to a poster at GoTitans, Titans2004.

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Went to the Ruston Webster post-draft talk in the Boro tonight. It was a very nice event put on by the Titans for season ticket holders. Here are a few of the interesting things he mentioned...

He said that we were targeting Jon Bostic the Lber from Florida, but he got taken in the late 2nd before our 3rd rnd pick. Said that Gooden is a tremendous athlete but can't play MLber like Bostic could.

He said that we tried to trade back into the 1st rnd to grab Hunter, but just couldn't get a deal done Thursday night to do it. He said that Hunter was the #1 WR on our board. Said the Loggans and Jefferson had been hounding him for weeks to get Hunter for the offense.

He said that Schwenke was the #1 center on our board and they really were planning on going defense with that pick, but just couldn't pass up the value. Said they had him in for a visit and just loved his attitude. Said that Warmack and Schwenke are going to give our OL an attitude for many years. Said that he will get a chance to compete for a starting spot.

He mentioned that Greg Williams wanted 2 things when he came to the Titans. Said he wanted CBs to play press coverage and wanted DEs who could swing inside on passing downs. He specifically mentioned that now we have McCourty and the 2 drafted CBs who are solid at press coverage. Noticeable that he didn't mention Verners name. He also mentioned that Klug is going to be working both inside and outside.

He said that we will keep 6 WRs at most.

When asked what positions we were still looking to upgrade, he said DE and RB.

He said that you can expect him to draft heavy from the SEC. He likes proven, productive players who compete in the best conference.

Locker was there as well and said that his rehab is going great and that the vibe during the workouts that they are having now is the best since he has been a Titan. Said new FAs are fitting in well.

I was surpised Bostic went that high, but he looked pretty good to me on film. His measurables were good. I thought he coud play mlb, or Ayers role too. Versatility and the potential to push McCarthy. But I like what we got. I hope to get the most out of him, we put Gooden in with Brown in the sub packages to be used in a similar role. The possibilities have to make Williams and Gray drool.

Idonije seems like a no brainer vet short term signing. Always liked him and I've watched da Bears a lot. But next year I will bring back the DE battle cry again!!!

Speaking of next year, heard from a few places that next year's draft looks stronger (no surprise I guess). From some of the guys I know of, things look good. Cant wait to do it all again hehe. Liking many DL.

Speaking of next year, heard from a few places that next year's draft looks stronger (no surprise I guess). From some of the guys I know of, things look good. Cant wait to do it all again hehe. Liking many DL.

I don't know, I think people just get excited more than anything. There's always the guys people drastically overrate every year before the season, last year when Barron was being talked about as a 1st rounder, people were saying how they couldn't wait until Robert Lester came out because he was even better than Barron. Fast forward and Lester went undrafted.

Last year preseason Star was the consensus #1 player on almost every site, and it wasn't even close. Fast forward and he went #14 overall. Landry Jones and Matt Barkley were considered top 10 picks.

I do think there's a few talented players that if they continue their development will be very good prospects come next april.

There are a few players I think are very talented that are draft eligible. They are:

When I said "no surprise I guess", it was two fold really. Players can get over-hyped, but also this year's top end was weak overall. If some of next year's guys are already getting overhyped, I still think it's unlikely the top end of the draft is weaker than this year.

I didn't mention the OT's because I'm not sure if we'll go that route just yet, and I'm partial to DL (hoping end gets attention). But I still will check out some of the "top" guys. I think Roos and Stewart both have 2 years left. Roos seems to play about the same level to me, awesome pass blocker, so-so run blocker. Stewart may have dropped off a bit. Not sure what they think of Stingily, I've always been kinda high on him, but really he'd need to settle into a starting position and play there quite a bit before any real evaluation can be made.

The only reason I mentioned OTs was 1) primarily to focus on the value, and most teams desperately need LTs so it should be another year when they are highly valued in the draft. 2) I think it might be in consideration IF Jake Matthews is there.

Michael Roos turns 31 this season, and he's under contract for 2013 while 2014 is a voidable year. Whether that is by Roos or by the Titans I am not sure.

David Stewart also turns 31 this season, and his contract is the same way.

I've always stood by the statement that the Titans have one of the best, and yet MOST UNDERRATED tandem of Offensive Tackles in the NFL, it truly amazes me how underrated the tandem is.

Michael Roos is probably the most underrated LT in the whole NFL. He's still playing at a very high level, and I don't think there's been a real decline in his game. He's stayed extremely healthy, minus the one game for an appendectomy. With that said, unless we start seeing a drastic decline in his play, I think he can play another 5 seasons in the NFL.

Stewart is probably the best pass blocking RT in the game, but the past few years he's been an average run defender. He's still playing at a high level, but I think we can all agree there has been a slight decline in his play. Perhaps it's temporary or perhaps it's his skills declining. He has had more injury concerns than Roos, so I would expect 2-3 years left in him.

Of course, both of these are assuming we can get contracts worked out to keep them a part of our team. I often wonder if they decline in their run blocking skills over the past 2-3 years was largely related to the major decline in talent and play in the middle of the line.

I could see us taking Jake Matthews, playing him at RT until Roos hang them up. But again, that may be a luxury and who knows, Bruce may want his son to lead his own career outside of his shadow.

I don't think either Stingly or Baldridge are the future at either tackle position. I know it's early, but I could see Matt Sewell really developing for us and becoming a starter at one of the tackle positions with the right coaching.

That last post by Pit got me really wondering if Ansah would have been in consideration at 10 if he was available or not. Williams ran with a lot of bigger DEs before Carter came to Washington, and ran with bigger guys in New Orleans as well. We already have our smaller rushers in Ayers and Wimbley @255, so I can't see us taking Barr @ around 240 now. Even bulked up he'd likely be around 250-260. There's a couple bigger soon-to-be juniors, so we could look there if they pan out